Rhubarb going to seed...

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There's a lot of rhubarb flowering all over our site.  This is definitely unusual.

I have removed 7 seed heads from three plants over the past week.This is nothing unusual for me.The plants are mature and have been there for at least 4 years.I removed a similar amount last year too.

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[hopalong]

It's definitely unusual for me (I grow lots of rhubarb) and others on our site, but it's not a problem as long as we keep removing the flower heads.

Incidentally, I saw a few sticks of rhubarb on sale in Waitrose today for £2.99. Well worth growing if you want to save - or perhaps make - money.

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Yes I saw rhubarb on sale at tescos for a few pence less today.

To think I give the stuff away.I could make a small fortune!

[Ninnyscrops.]

I was given a clump in year 2, planted it then decided the next year it was in the wrong place, then got another plot (my fruit plot) then moved it over to there last year.

I've got a hunch mine is panicking!

Linda

[saddad]

It'll settle down Linda, takes a lot to fluster rhubarb...  :)

[Welshbirds]

I cut mine off including the stalks

took it all down to the soil

and will remove any flower heads that appear from now on

at least any new stalks will have the full throttle of energy

We hope hahaha

[saddad]

Welcome to the site Welshbirds...  :)

[Welshbirds]

Thanks

Im a newbie in gardening

But have built a nice wheelchair friendly one

well wife and stepson did

I came here because I saw the rhubarb going to seed forum

[manicscousers]

hiya, welshbirds, nice to meet you  ;D
our champagne rhubarb is nearly ready to pick, yipeeee  ;D

[Norfolk n Proud]

I've not had rhubarb flower until this year, nor have a heard anyone mention it happening to them, until this year. It seems strange that people from a wide area of the country are all reporting the same thing??? What's prompted this i wonder, as for the weather being to blame, i don't buy it!! We've had plenty of cold weather and plenty of rain, so if it was lack of water then this would have happened when we had the really warm march and April a few year back.

[saddad]

Mine seeds religiously, every year, well it would if I let it....  :-\

[Hyacinth]

takes a lot to fluster rhubarb...  :)

That's the sort of quote I'll remember forever ;D ;D ;D

[saddad]

" It's the way I tell 'em"....  ;)

[Ninnyscrops.]

....................a new term - how to fluster a rhubarb  ;D

[N8R]

proper weird mine have for first time this year .. maybe its too dry   or maybe its a conspiracy ... lol ... ;D

[bumble]

How strange, my rhubarb has also got a hugh flower coming through and I have never seen this before.

[bumble]

How strange, I have just found a huge flower head on my rhubarb also and this has never happened before.

[jillian]

SORRY TO RUB IT IN BUT IVE JUST HARVESTED A NICE BUNCH OFF RHUBARD.I AM IN NORTHAMPTON AND HAVNT SEEN ANY FLOWERS ON OUR ALLOTTMENT SITES,IN FACT WE HAVE GOT SOME HUGE RHUBARD BUSHES THIS YEAR . OUR STRAWBERRIES HAVE FLOWERS ON ALREADY TO,ISNT THIS TOO EARLY?

[thifasmom]

OUR STRAWBERRIES HAVE FLOWERS ON ALREADY TO,ISNT THIS TOO EARLY?

mine are covered as well certainly the earliest i have had flowers in the 5+ years i've been here, but i'm not complaining :).

[electric landlady]

My rhubarb sprouts flower heads constantly during the whole growing season every year so far (OK I've only had the plot 3 years...but it has done it every year and weather conditions don't seem to matter). I've just been twisting them off as they pop up and have got a huge crop of rhubarb each time.

It's probably quite an old plant judging from the size of it - perhaps they do it more the older they get, sort of a rhubarb biological clock type thing??